New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-05-03
STEAMBOAT DIsAsTER.-From the 81. Pau
Times of the 22d nlt NE extract tha folIo.w;ne e

SENIOR MATA IN WAsHNGToN.-The Washington
correspondent Of the Baltimore Sun writes, under
date Of the 26th
Senior Mata is here, and will be presented by the
Secretary of State to the President tomorrow, when
he will address the President in speech, as is usual,
and receive reply It is supposed that Senior Mata
will, without delay, proceed to initiate negotiation
upon the various important subjects pending between
the United States and Mexico.
As to postal and extradtion treaties, there will
perhaps be little difficulty in negotiating them. But
in making liberal commercial treaty, Mexico must
hazard temporary loss to her revenue in the renc-
ton of her rates of duties On the land frontier Of
Mexico. commerce between the two countries has
been embarrassed by custom.house exactions Recip-
rocal free trade the frontier between Mexico and
the United States would be highly advantageous to
both parties.
The citizens of the United States having claims
treaty of indemnity. These claims, many OF which
are of doubtful JUSTICE are said to amount to about
nine millions, to say nothing of additional claims
that will be presented If treaty of indemnity should
be made. Mexico has also fair grounds for claims
against this government, particularly on account of
Indian depredations prior to the Gadsden treaty and
the nvasions of her territory by American citizens
If mixed commission should be instituted to ascer
tain and settle claims both Sides it is by no means
certain that Mexico would be found indebted to US.
CONCLUSION OF THE SIcKLEs TRIAL.-The report
ers give the following account Of the closing scene in
the protracted trial at Washington of Mr. Sckles for
killing Mr.. Key: -.......-
At o'clock they came into court with verdict,
Being called and severay answering the foreman re-
turned their verdict not guilty." Instantly there
arose deafening shout, which for several minutes
the utmost exertons of the Marshal and his assistants
were unable to suppress. Hats were waved, and the
most intense excitement prevailed.
MIR. Stanton's voice was heard in the midst of the
uproar: II move that Mr.. Sickles be discharged"
The court remarked that it would give the order as
soon as the verdict was recorded.
MI. Stanton desired the jury to remain until Mr..
Sickles could shake hands with them which they did,
and cordial hand-shaking followed.
Mr. Middleton, the clerk, having finished the record
of the verdict
The court made an order to that effect, and Mr..
Sickes with much difficulty made his way out of the
courtroom through the crowd that thronged about
him, got into carriage and drove off. a large num-
Der boys OF all ages from six to sixty following the
carriage and shouting and yelling like so many crazy
people. The jurors went home to their families and
thus ends the Sickles trial.
A BAD REPuTATIoN.-The Newark Advertiser Of
Saturday. thus speaks Of the arrival Of Harden, the
clerical wife poisoner:
The Sunday before heleft Anderstown he preached
sermon from the sublime passage II would not live
always" He need not be apprehensive Of anything
OF that kind if he gets into the hands OF jury in
New jersey He is man of considerable talent, and
bears reputation Of most extraordinary hypocrisy.
He was ultra in everything, and was especially dis
tingushed for his bitter antagonsm to capital punish
ment. He is large, raw-boned, hugejawed man,
with low forehead, and cheek bones as prominent
as those of an Indian.
TROUBLE OF TELEGRAPHERs IN INDIA.-The tele.
graphers in India make great complaints, not only
that the rebels cut the wres but that the elephants
and other animals rub against the posts and PROSTATE
them, while the monkeys, under a complete msap-
prehenson of the object of the telegraph system. de-
light to the wires for athletic sports and pastmes.
Mr.. Russell says: az have seen half dozen great
monkeys or balloons at work one feeble stretch Of
wire posturing, grinnng and cnattering away in the
highest spirits-some walking topsytarvy along it,
others tagging it up and down with main force, con-
sderably increased by the circumstances that other
monkeys were hanging on by their tails, and others
striving to detach the wire from the posts so as to
give their friends sudden fall white ants eat the
base of the posts away; sudden gusts of wind blow
miles of wire and posts flat to the earthn
In addition to this it is hard to transmit the mes
sages in smart active, wideawake, and Intelligent
manner, when the thermometer is ranging between
80 and 100 degrees.
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