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New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-01-05

Esd FOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. oNI.Y-THE
EEN%Answ Al fast sgiliDg American bark OreyIIIe
ss Crocse is now loading for the above port
quick dispatch For only having Zine Recommendations
appy to the Captain on board pst 81 First District
o2e j. T. WHITNEY & CO., IS Carondtiet street.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-01-05

Leaves every WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY at s p NJ
IT, NEW ORLEANS GRAND EC0RE.
lst1ssS Netchltoches and Alexandria Regular Weekly
PAekets-The new, splendid and fast running
PASSENGER PACKET RapIdes O. j. Bartow master will
for Cahonns Plantation Mouth Of River Coe Alex.
andra Normnns garons and all Intermediate Ian dngs ey
cry WEDNESDAY at 5 P. NJ.
the rev. elegant and swift nuirg passeng packet Peer
Less j. Dowty master will leave for Grand Ecore
itoches Tiger Island ST. Maur Faverons Landing Mont
gomery Darands and Buxtons Landings Calouns Plaaia
ito mouth Of Cane River Cote Alexandria, Norans
bins and all intermediate landings, every SATURDAY at
Fer freight or passage apply on board or to
80, MUSE 4 BRO. Agents,
d24 Conner Gennon and Front streets.
, 1859-02-04

..-.. "AsHI4Qtox. 14o- n lsof.
Con9reaa has had I few spszms of ret1ench-
ment 4inna thu session began Bat thev amount
70 nothing and will amount to nothip9. Mt.
SheTm1n's proposition 10 refer the Approp<f4-,
flon bills designed to supply tbs wants OF The
various branches Of tbs Government, TO tho NJ.
ersl Committees having charge Of those bsaAeh-
e. wAs defeated altar 1aaE- dsys' 1~lkefs4ieu.
1t il VERY doubtful II it would have accomplished
anything il the wsy. Of reducing the estimates
or expenditures in tho several Department., It
would haTn been--4QitA IN Ike1J,-aad hink
mora no. to hAre created, On ths part Of tho sev-
.eral Committees, : rivalry Of extravaganee in
stead Of IN emulation Of economy. The effort
VA, however. vail raAaak sad i was dssss.sd.
For afew dAJs, the house has been trying its
hand On ademongtrstion to Withhold The sppru.
prlhtlons for tho diplomatic services generally.
It has already got 10 far - to s,rike out tho
appropriations for tho missions to Rome, to
Persia, and to Switzerland. This looks,
but the Vote amounts 70 nothing. Appropfis-
lions will be made, in tho end, for every one Of
these missiona It tho House shall refpse to re
code, then Goafrmet Gonnissee, will report
n appropriation bill just belore the close Of Con
gress, having in it tho pay Of the members, -
veil Al hetween fifty and one hundred other
items which have been specially refused BY one
or the other branch. and tho members will be
told there not tixne to even read the items they
are called on to vote for, aud the bill will he
jemmed through By majority bent On voting
their oten pay, though in doing it they aze de-
fr2uded oi their right Of legialation, and vots
away millions for objects they disspprove, and
have already, time and again, declared them
selves sgainst This is what his been done time
and again.
Tho only way to reach this eril is to formally
elect an Administration, making retrenchmen1
leading issue. Tho corcuFFtnce Of the ex
ecutive department eau be obtained in no othsI
way.
, 1859-02-04

The proclamation of the Emperor Faustin, issu-
ed b:fore the outbreak, forbddiug any conyersl-
ton on political matters, seems to hare full force
here; and although there Gre rumors Of the pro-
gress OF the revolution In the North, aud Of q
rising in sone Of the neIghboriug Southern cities,
the citizens sparn their words on the subject, aud
when questioned, Profess entire ignorance. The
latest dates received at Jeremie from Port-au-
Prince hint at strong party in that city opposed
to Soulouque. Should the first battle-if there is
any battle at al-go against the Emperor, there
may be rising in the capital.
Ne have news from Gooaives to the 9Th inst.
This is the stronghold Of the rebellion, and, Is one
might naturally suppose, any neWs derived from
this city would favor the cause Of tue revolution.
ists- 6oo!ouque Is 1t ST. Marc with about S 900
troops. Gefrard Is Just below Gonaives With
probably about IL 900 men-variou5 reports give
from 10000 to la 900. Be this as it may, his army
Is undoubtedly each momeat Increasing in num-
bers.
We have seena person lately from Hsyti, which
states that he was assured that all the roads lead.
m ing soathTasd II from P5aisance were do'teo Win
Bands Of men, furnished, some with foHlins
pieces. and some w1lh implements originally IN.
tended to subdue the cart 4, but now turned to
arms, all vending thelr way toward Gonai.es.
There is runcr that the Emperor Sou1ouque
has shipped quantity Of v3luables on beard q
government vessel lying at St. Marc; and that
should ad1irs turn against him he will make his
escape, With abundance Of pocket money. 1t has
also for several years been taken for granted that
the knowing old gentleman has large Investments
In France sufficient to solace the declining years
Of deposed monarch. We giye these Is ruiooss.
for what thsy are worth; they seem probable, but
the last may not be true. as il illustrated By the
past history OF the island. 4 former ruler, com.
mon fame reported, shipped several heavy boxes
to foreign country. insoiced as old iron: All
who were interested IN Hsyti asserted. and it was
generally belleyed, that these casea contained gold;
Jet the shipper Of these bo1es, whether they con.
taioed iron Or gold. deprived in course Of time Of
bis power, died in the most ahiect poverty.
Tae renorted arrest Of the fannily Of Gen. Gef-
rard at Portau.PHnce is confirmed, and also the
arrest OF about forty-6ve inspected persons.
, 1859-02-04
Morphy and |sIl Puttino.''
EFtuu Po:tH'a gnIrit Of The Mmsa1


Leonardo, lite Morphy, was q 5oung law student
Of brilliant parts, and like HoEphy, SerY diminu.
tive in size. From this 1aet, and also On account
Of his modest. unpretending manners. he received
tie as he wac, however, he soon bent all the Chess
players OF Rome, and acquired the reputation Of
being lhe Cham pion OF all Italy. The great Chess
reputation Of the time, however, vas Ruy Lopez,
aSpanish curate; who being promoted to Q bish-
oprlc, had occasion to visit Rome on ecclesiastical
business. Making his mitre Of less account than
his Chess Tenown, be sought out II Puttino, and
to the modification Of the youth, the Churchman
oEe1thtew him. Feeling his disgrace 20 keenly,
be secretly left Rome, and transferred his stand
ard to Naples, where for two years be overth1ew
all comers, but while thus engaged be cultivated
but one single hope; and that was to wrest his
lost lanres back from the insulting Spanish Bisu.
op. Finding himself sufficiently accomplished
for that purpose, and avoiding challenge from
Paolo Bor, The Syracusan, which threatened to d.
vert him, and perhaps intercept his purpose, he
set out for The Court OF Philip H., at Madrid He
there found Roy Lopez, 1he und}sputed King Of
Chess Tor Spain ; and, Withholding his pame, fo-
age had somewhat altered him, be ut once auda.
ciously engaged the priest. A few games con-
Vinced him that be WIS now the master Of the
churchman, and though he might easily have
overthrow him, game by game, be conten;ed him.
self With alternating the success. This Eondrous
resistance Of such au uuriTa1ed power as Ruy Lo-
peg, at once became the theme Of the entire Court
ut Madrid, an1 the King, as excited as the rest,
made match Of thousand crowns side, be-
tween Lopez aud the stranger, to be awarded to
the winner OF the first three games.
The match was played in presence of tile entire
court and at the foot Of the throne. and the first
two gnmes were lost By Leonardo. The King, see.
ing the stranger 50 easily beaten, rose to leave the
room, a. II the match were virtually at an cnl !:
wheeupon the Italian. falling upon his knees, en-
treated him to say. II have puspoeely lost the
fi.st two games said he ain ortfeF tn djznnv my
, 1859-02-04
A Renaissance Of DIR. John W.
Francis.

Francis
The venerable Dr.. Francis, Of New York, who
is the soul of the literary society OF that city, in
the course OF his remsrks At one Of the recent
Centennial Burns Celsbrations, related that be
visited the home Of Burns forty. three years ago.
We quote an interesting paragraph from the re.
marks Of the Doctor:
MJ excellent friend Syme led me to Dr.. Max
vail, the phYsiciau who attended Burna in his
la8t illness. thought, from the printed rec
cause of the preuature demise Of the iiluatrious
patient Dr.. Maxwell Was very frank in bis
statements Burma had been led to the convic-
ton that bathing in tho Sotway would restore
hin constitution; and though at the time suffer-
ing from mercurial distress, he rou1d Iisteu to
ing for three or four days, when acute suffer-
ings brought him homo, where, after threa days.
painful existence, he died. Ar. STme's cour-
tesy made ne scquAinied with Bonnie Jean 1t
her dom:cil She confirmed the story Of his
ilness and tho manner Of his death - sad mar
rAtive. which she gave not without emotion. l
passed some bour or two in Conversation with
dear Jean. gave utterance to strong express
sion in praise Of the marvellous talents Of her
husbAnd, and added that Burns VIA considered
By our American people the 8reatest genius
Scotland had given birth TO- She replied, she
had often heard the ZANE praise bestowed on
him By numerous visitors who called to see her.
Madame" added, "euch is the current opin-
ion," "That haTe learned" reioined she,
ITO b. the case, siuce his death / WAS igno-
rant OF it before, for Robert was very rarely at
home. Poo. Jean said she had parted with ev-
cry scrap Of paper % which Burns had written;
10 many had solicited even the smallest fras-
ment of bis composition word, = sentence
suticed. She searched, however, for a while,
and fortunately brought to my inspection tve
or si1 lines Of his manuscript, three words Of
which she gave MS" Go tell George.''
, 1859-02-04
Later from Utah.
G1xAf EALf LAkX Crry, q. T.. !

Saturday. jan. l. ls5a !
The nevs Of tho completion Of The telegraph
line ncroxs the Sierra NerAda Mountains into
this Territory Was resolved with enthusiasm
and joy By the Gentle portion of this comn1-
nifty, II the completion Of tbs line to thia city
very early in the Spring is now reduced to =
certainty.
Mr. Osborne, the Gentile member of the Leg
islature, elected from Green River county, took
bis seat ~ q member On Thursday morning.
His right to scat vas contested BY Iii. hoop
er, who Wa elected from this county, On the
ground that Green River county had been A.
tached 10 it. This Law, however, wAs void. "a
it Was not signed by Gov. Cumming, who WAS
setting as Governor in the Territory 1t the time.
Notwithstanding this fact, the Legislature, in
order to sustain themselves, sustained Hooper
in bin claim to seat, but got him afssrwards to
resign, and permitted Osborne to fill tho ~
caucy thus created II this il not s beating tho
devil round ths stump" know not what it d.
The examination into tho circumstances Of
the murder Of deaf aud dumb By in this city
tew weeks ago, by ono Of the " destroying
Angels" which his created 50 much interest,
the murderer, vas fully committed for trial b.
fore tho United Ststes District Court. From
the evidence Adduced tht crime committed WIS
clearly murder. The poor boy was arrested on
charge OF stealing money, which be denied,
although be acknowledged having on previous
O%GA&1uA k4AeA &u1Q6. a1 WIZ 4AA64 " Idle pQs
liceman out through the mountains 70 hunt for
money which he had not taken, md was COM
pelled BY the threats Of this man 10 resort to
The expedient Of traseling :rrm ono spot to the
other in order to delay kc4s.igasion which this
man had determined to give him II he did not
find some money. Finally. litter travelling about
two days, The boy, u christensen himsel states,
became desperate and inflicted slight wound
upon him, aud iu return was shot three timer by
the man. In this condition be was placed upon
awsgon 70 b brought to the city. wounded u
h. Was with three pistol shots, be Vas agAin led
out, and unsrned and weak with ths lon Of
armed with knife, revolver md polieeman'a
clnh undsr the prsseuee that hs had to do 1t in
eelfdefenoe+
II il confidently anticipated By thu Mormon
Leaders thst = Petit Jury eannot b. found to
convict him evsn under this testimony. We
shall ~ whether sueh Il ths cass OF not
, 1859-02-04
Death of ". C. Bond, the Astronomer

Death of ". C. Bond, the Astronomer
The telegraph announces the death, On Sa.ur-
dsY, Of William Cranch Bond, the director Of
tho Astronomical Observatory 1t Cambridge,
Mass.
Hr. Bond WAS born in Portland, Me-, On tho
9Th Of September, 1850. In 1909 te wss sppreu-
ticed TO \ matchmaker, and continued tho bu-
aiuess OF manufacturing watches for hall cen
tnfy.
Whlle : young mau, he established at Dor
chester, HASA, = priTAte observatory, one Of the
eArlieat in the country. In 1915 Nj. Bo1d vis-
tied Europe to discharge commission from tn .
Corporation Of Harvard College, authorizing
him to examine the obseryatorlea there, mako
plaus and ee!eet instruments for the proposed
observatory II Cambridge In 1888 he wss sp-
pointed By the general govefumans to conduct
+ series Of astronomical md meteorological OBJ
serrations, in connection with Commodore
Wi1kes's Expedition In 1889 he accepted the
invitation TO superintend the erection of and
TAXA charge Of the great Cambridge ObservAto-
~ which, few Year, sfter, was supplied with
tbs magnificent tslsscope {one Of the two isrgsst
tsfrAcsora in tho worldly, By tbs uao Of which be
has 30 much sided the progrras Of astronomical
discoveEy, and enhanced the scientific reputA-
ton Of hia country.
Nj. Bonds scientific achievements were re-
cognixed BY diplomas Of mamoerahip from the
leading scientific societies 1t homs and abroad.
10 will, we supposs, b succeeded Ut the Oh.
aervatory By Mr. George r Bond, his diatin-
guiahed ION aud Associate director. who haa Won
= reputation hardly if 1t ali inferior 10 thxt Of
his isther.-N. T. Er4 Post.
, 1859-02-04
Western o4elpS Items,

koH in] IAA-"e notleea IN eqn!page
N our g Ely yesterday nouaa Tor the new Eldor-
aoo' ing party cone9teo Of = man with bis
VIE sna s~o amal! children Ine wagon Waa
nicely at1eo up WIN water proof cover, nice
~ ~ .,.,s,;n ";..a ~. w.. W. soo1-
.hsn. Ths hsnn, rr,n-;.,e. IA ;.na..aa sootG s,s
h;s To,tdlr ooots ara rh,s.a,, ~ ~ .," -
and IN hound n mia bis n;is ~ ns.;.h ~ ~ ~
.t,.mns Dors,ao-t n.a M - pe''eo ~ 'e0
0."' A''
lat uAsx COUNTY NAIL konREa1. - Eraok
bueaanao, who was arrested At Beverly. Dane
county, TheEe he "aa postmaater, was exam
1nea 1851 ffday a1tefnooo, IN thls csay, before
Juoge A. u Miller, and IN default OF &. COO
oAil. "ts 1emsndea 70 Inc Jay At Madison to
S"al. ts1a1 ~ tas 1o1F term OF tne United StAses
to9lt 70 % aelo toe!e- a. vas from the Notth
" ilelAno, nhs "ie ana t~o eolloren. aod ne
. "sa na.e 70 aaaer los ms Iony, proo2o1T oy Z
ten yeA inpf'7on"sn' IL " "anpun--~hneda-
@ee t'o4''e'
SAcR1L1o1ous Turzr.-Sone sacriIigious r1s-
cal entered the Episcopal Church few days
ego. and stole the Communion Plate, Pulpit
bible and Rector's Vestments, valued in all At
f11o. Although an appeal to such raacal may
oe 1asno9 ti@e' Jet W. Uoibee authorizes us
70 say tnas II Inc tn!et WI! return the Bible,
which was presented TO the Church, and highly
FNneo, 10 may keep toe other articles without
Iattoer lnautsJ, o! ne "nl return al the arsl-
e!es, no VIII ne psla liberal sun and no ques-
mas etaoied tne 6'ole sufhciently 70 induce him
10 accept OF this liberal oder. II he does NOS,
| ne muss aa1e at'aanea Asase IN which reforms
Hon Ii aopeieaS.-dAon tour4T.
PRAc.1cs ". PRxc1rr.-0a Saturday evening
last ittIa after dnrk tvn nDt.tfn r,;rt, x;.;t.
, 1859-02-04
A Promising Town.
The Springfield correspondent Of the St. Louis
Rkps.I4ie4a sends that raper the following:

Republican sends that paper tho following:
Let 1lliuoistoTn flng up her hat aud shout for
joy! Let her hosannahs part the ambient air. aud
ern shores Of the Mississippi! There Is hope for
her ret. have seen pe.itio:, sigued by John
Wlnstanley and seventeen others, ITO the Honor
able Senate and Aouse Of Representatives now in
session at Springfield assembled which sets forth
''to Wit. % follows: =
First Th1t owing to the peculiar locality OF
our position, our point being genera! rendezvous
or great ceutra1 termini Of five railroads and teu
public roads on the great Mississippi, opposite st.
Louis, on the margin OF border State. makes it
one Of the thorought2res for commercial opera
tions and deposit for thieTes, and where the rab
ble Ct every city in the world con2regate. No
tongue can tell, no pen can describe, Or no cata-
logue Of human crime and infumy, the viciousne<s
that congcgates here and are rite among US, ,e1ud-
ing the vigilance Of the police Of different cities,
having no bai!iwick here, Of which they are we'll
aware. We have periodical floods, sickness, death
and mobocracy in plenty. Oar county jail coul 4.
be filled every morning to overlooking It we were
Of the State OF Illinois. made aud provided in such
cases. bence incurring IN item OF expense which
5000 per annum could not begin to llq1idAte,
all for those Who quarter upon rs to carry out
their dendish ends and yiews- Will the Legisla-
tu1s let US sink and go DOWN. We say No! No
We ask youe honorable body for the powers and
privileges Of fencing in our corpor1te limits from
the periodical foods of the Father OF Hatels,''
&c &c.
TIE petition goes On at great length in sni-
Lar strain. It's Eetter~up has been here week or
two asking redress, and seems determined to hare
it. On, Winstanley, on!
, 1859-02-04
Pers03eezI and Political.

The fees Of tho sheriff of Saw York for thu
year 1858. III Of which 10 into his own pocket.
amounted to "a .2aa.
fFes'dens Lord of Dartmouth Co llase, wss
skaank On shs Neriuack Rirsr On Wednesday.
and Lowell paper remarks th ut although he u
1izty six Jesrs Of age. for CELEBRITY and grace Of
motion he was unequaled by sny Of his mora
youthful competitor.
" -Grrus ". Field i Co., the extensive psper
manufacturers. who suspended during the crisis,
have ssken up nearly all their extended paper,
much Of 1t having nearly ntns months to zuu,
aud have sddeessed = circular to the holders Of
tho remaining notes, oHsrsag to psJ them 1t
ouoe.
The Ssx Iusk 1m<s learn that our min.
lster to Nicaragua. Gen Lamar, appears about
every day At 1caeos, where cur Pacific feet il
harhored, in condition aniit for business, ard
sometimes una: 10 BE- seen-the plain Enalish
OF which We take to BE-, stupidity drunk. Ono
would think 1t the established policy of thia ad-
ulu1stratlon to send sots and fools wherever
there il any difficult and delicate sosernuen.
business to be done.
| On Sands1 list Z notablo company Of the
solid aad brilliant men Of Boston gave dinner,
At the Pa1kcr House, to Francis P. Blair, Ir,,
| Of St Louia- HI. B. made speech which wa
well received. Govsrnor Banks presided. and
among the gentlemen presens rere the bon.
Josiah Quincy, Professor Agaasiz, Ra1ph Waldo
Emerson, R. Il Dana, Jr., Ar. Longfellow, and
Dr.. Holmea.
Report says atigh erims has been fastened
upon one OF ths c;vil officers Of the BROOKLYN
Navy Yard, BY the investigation now going sn
relasi7e ia Naval Affairs, aud that it duplicates,
to Certain extent, = certain member OF Con.
gress from New York S:ate. The Investigation
is going on, and will prove success, il to uu.
vel large amount of corruption in tho affair
Of tho Government. can be 10 characterized.
Hiss E,monde, ono of the popular public
readers, acknowledges that ahe waa refused
tickets By Mrs. kemole to her readings, in the
brusQue manner narrated in secent paragraph
and says that Z few weeks after ahe retaiated
with she following note-which is sharp hit
HApAx-ln return for your great kindnes1
and delicate appreciation Of my motive in wish,
two tickets for my reading On Monday evening.
l have not the presumption to suppose that Jou
would der1ve much pleasure, or instruction ia
elocutlou. from any effort Of mine, but my ~.
dlencss arc usually composed Of refined aud
we!lbred people, and their example may prore
Of great Ealue TO you. And remain, Madam
yours, d., T1R1sA EsxoSpE.
, 1859-02-04
Parasuay..-Prepafation for the Amer
leans.
Hst.,. Ia

Rrvsox &vsra na- IN 1sE7
.uc, Do9 '.es' uee, ~ as0''
t., a. a. 9ou1a N Amesleao eyes. ana aoaot!ees maoy
ra: ~ 'ao NoF.a, are tofnea so~aIos tne coming
conuses oet~een toe on1eo States and fata'
9uey. part Of tne uees nas arrived IN the
hi7ef Flatse, and 1t WILL be here aoon. The
programme arranged in Warrington VA Tor
Judge boriln to Leave the Hset At Buenos
Aytee, and to proceed to Assumption, il the
hope OF mixing BY Diplomatic skill IN appeal to
arms unnecessary. There ia no probability
may any American Will ne allowed to come in
sgnt oI any toFs'h;aflor. or to p-as up any Far
agnayan f1EeE- fho commissioner .lll be de-
talnea "nefe he cannot be SPY, untn Lopez
seeS sa NJ e 10 a.oM INC nego.iauon 70 oe opened.
!, 14e nfst oelenses upon Tue RIVER ate RnoWn W
,;ns ine lua'an s name Humal1a Iney CONSIST o.
t!ue " uusooeIeo guns e1,ena'ne a!one Iae snore
ana
;1ar - ssay a4q 'ns saAaaei nos ucn
sa, ~aer 'naa ;a eansl: me shps 70 PAS must 60
~ Ta.a 9Issot s!io! o. he eaonons mouto. Aoous
~ ae u !uls ~ Ing o1 ofeas1 VOTES y co9eleo
pai'e1y uomatlDg ~ guns, out ne alcneo cover
hu,t @ tIs y ms at a o. DteS aaa ne
baa Y n"iss e9S.ue US ~ eHns1toc1eu ss 70