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New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-06-30

AMERICAN SHIP OFFICERS IN TROUBLE IN CHINA.
The Overland Friend Of China of the 23d of April
says:
Captain Manton, of the American sap Messenger,
and his first and second mates have bean committed
to take their trial at the next criminal SESSIONS of the
Supreme Court for the cruel treatment o. their crew
mentioned in our issue of the 18th inst.
Meantime they are at large on bail, Captain Man
ton on his own recognzances for ei00 andt two sec-
rites of $3.50 each the officers in fl0N each, and
two securities for the same sum respectively
We have no doubt but the punished men we're yery
aggravlting, and deserved good deal of what they
got at the same time, whilst no imputation exists
against either the American Consul or our marine
magistrate and justice is dealt to ALL American shin.
masters must not take the law into their own hnds
if they do, they may be sure they will rue it.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-06-30

CROPS IN CENTRAL TExAs.-Tbe Honsto { ounty
Printer, of the 22d, says: q
r Gnro9s ~do9 sl showers are falling daily
generally good, spirits II DO fatsoa IN Isy. deailn
industry of farmers occasioning E 200 ILL., on.
from morning till night, which is al gYs't sonna .
the folks in tine county are stirring. q 70 . .has
melon has been eaten this season in s. lFg "a'eI
potato crop abun1ant vegetables H., NJ In
liFu'. those who imagine that Iiinit sey pei
not produce had bater visit her gtfIsa Isoily NY Mlil
growing, and judge for themselves, 'ps are
New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-06-30
NUMBER 90
THE OLD KNIGHTS TREASURE.


Sir John was cid and grim and grey;
The cares Of sixty years he bore
The charm Of youth had withered away
From bis iron features, long before.
In his dull old house Of bIackened stone,
With servants quaint, and tried, and few
For many year be lived alone,
As the harsh and the cold and the heartless do
There was plate on his sideboard-plate Of price
His pouch ruddy gold at need;
AID twenty men might well suffice
The lands he held by dover and deed.
He had Iived-the world said, much too long;
He sold bis heart for wealth and power:
And tales they Thought. Of bygone wrong,
Would be wai3sd too late ct bis dying hour,
Beside the bed Of grim Sir John
The quaint old faded bed Of state
Where in the centuries dead snd gone
Had slept gray heads with diademfs weight
Beside his bed and near at hand
To his easy chair of oaken wood,
Fastened and trapped with bar and band,
A huge black casket e7er stood.
No friends Of his-they were far and few
Had ever seen the opened lid ). a-.ae
Not even the tongue Of the servant knew
What thing Of wealth the easket hid,
Twas rumored that at dead Of night,
When shut and barred weTs window and door,
1t opened to the old mans sight,:
But that was rumor-nothiBg more M
Eyes glanced upon it, quick ana!keen,
And minds with doubt impatientswelled
What could these years OF mystery mean?
What could be the wealth the c,sket held?
Twas wondrous wealth-so much knew all );
For those bold words the covering crossed ::
Remember, all, If harm befall,
Save this whatever else is lost :"
Perhaps the red gold nestled there,
Loving and close as in the mine
Or diamonds in the sunless air,
Or rubies blushed like bridal wine.
Some giant gem, like that which bought
The half of realm in Timours day,
Might here, beyond temptations thought,
Be hidden in safety; who could say?
Sir John was dead. The needy heirs
Followed close and thick behind his bier.
Blending disgust at the tedious prayers,
With proper sob and decorous tear.
And scarce the sound Of feet had died,
Opening the vault for his mouldering rest
When rung the chisel-opening wide
That strange old guarded treasure chest.
What fonnd they? Faces darkened and frowned
And curses smothered under the breath,
As the heavy lid was at last unbound, ,.a
And the heirs expectant looked beneath.
Not an acre-not banquet more z...
Would all the wealth Of the casket buy!
No wonder their faces this anger wore
That curled the lip and flashed the eye.
What found they? Top, and whip, and ball,
And knife and cord-each veriest toy
That makes, through years of childhood, all
The merrier life Of the brighteyed boy!
For thirty years that lonely man
Has held, oh, dearer than honors won
Than the wealth that into his golfers ran
The toys of his buried baby son! ..
o, human love! oh, human grief!
Ye make your places wide and far!
Ye rustic in every withered leaf,
Ye are heard, perhaps, where the angels are !
In the coldest life may rise some wall
Ger broken hopes and memories fond;
God help US, when we see the pale
That leaves one human heart beyond!
New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-06-30
AN ANCIENT MuLE-The vicksbure Wbip says

We saw yesterday the auctoneer in front of the
Washington Hotel selling a small roam mule, which
the carrierboy of this paper used to ride twenty one
years ago, to Carry the papers around Yicksburg,
when the streets were not in as good order as they
are at present The same mule was frequently
brought upon the stage in the play of the " Forty
Thieves" at the old theater on jackson street when
the theater was under the management Of Scott &
Thorne, Or soon after they left it, The mule looked
as hrisk and lively asst did III its best days We
hope Il may be well cared for BY its nee
New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-06-30

at the Mulberry Street Synagogue. II twas was
me tn accepting of Christian woman, converted tc
formed by some of the subatern officers Of the con
gregation--the Rabbi, Dr. Illoway declined to have
Anything to do with it. 1t seems that the woman an
lr5h s Catholic, became attached to German Jew
were opposed to it, but she was bound to carry /,
through. The lover could not marry out of his
church. and she lays down her faith and takes up bis
religion with his name and fortunes The marriage
takes place next Sunday. [SYracuse Courier
New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-06-30
News from the F..
From the Panama Star aud Herai1.e IL ,o.,. :,
extract the following: s.Sfs1 w

FROM Inc fahami star aud Hefaseof tha. 18th we
extract the following: Sess
Assistant Surgeon Brockett. r. n, GU ! ar,
sloop Havannah, drowned at Puntaa p. NJ
the night of the I'd June, in attempting M euas u u
board his ship in small canoe. The body ~ ,a ~
been recovered on the Sd, when the Colunb, ~ w
notwithstanding the Captain Of the Ports boat ~, -
boats from the Havannah, were in search Oft IT,
same night and the next morning.
AT a quarrel in the American Hotel, Punta Arenas
on the evening of Sunday, the Goth of May last, Ell
ward Which, a German, was killed by the dscharg,
of pistol from Edward A. Conway. The latter i.
in custody he had arrived from San Francisco, Cal
a few weeks previously, on the American bark j. r
Mora.
Lieut. Lambert U. S. N, died on board the Cyane
at Punta Ycasos on the 9th ult
The United States steam fiigate St. Louis, arrived
at Aspnwa from Greytown, Nicaragua, on the even
ing of the 18th inst.
We learn that owing to the United States frgats
Roanoke having broken her shaft whilst returning
from Carthagena to Aspinwal she is obliged to pro
coed to the United States for repairs.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-06-30

ORIGIN OF THE CoRoNER's JuRY.-A gentlewoman
in London, after having buried six husbands, found
gentleman hardy enough to make her wife once
more. For several months their happiness was mu-
tual, q circumstance which seemed to pay NO great
compliment to the former partners Of her bed, who,
as she sad had disguised her their sottishness and
infdelity. In the view Of knowing the real charac
ter Of his amorous mate, the gentleman began fre-
quently to absent himself to return at late hours,
and when he did return, to appear asif intoxica-
ted. At first reproaches, but afterwards menaces,
were the consequence of this conduct. The gentle
man persisted and seemed every day to become mora
addicted to bis bottle. One evening, when she imag
ined him dead drunk, she nnsewed leaden weight
from one Of the sleeves of her gown. and having
melted it, she approached her husband, who preten
ded still to be asleep, in order to put It into his ear
through pipe. Convinced Of her wickedness, the
gentleman started up and seized her (; when having
procured assistance be secured her until the morning.
and conducted her before magistrate who commit
ted her to prison. The bodies of her six husbands
dug up, and marks of violence were still dis
coverable upon each Of them the proof of her guilt
appeared SO strong upon her trial that she was CON
demned and executed. To this circumstance is Eng
land indebted for that useful regulation by which no
corpse be inferred in the kingdom, without legal
inspection. WI
New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-06-30

hlr' Webster was speaking on one occasion, some
years since, in Faneuii Hall, II we remember right.
. ne was arguing in favor Of the Maysye Road Bill
proceeded as follows:
| am in favor, Mr.. Chairman, of all the roads, ex
cept-except-"
Here he stuck, and could not think of any excep
low voice, $3.50 -
!" Say the road to ruinr'
MT: Webster heard, and, as if he had merely stop
ped for the purpose of making his remark more ef
fectiye, repeated the whole, as follows:
repeat Mr.. Chairman, am in favor Of all road
except-the road to ruin"
:, Inc wit in Otis, in this instance, was we'll met b,
the presence of mind OF Webster.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-06-30

VanAmbursh's elephant tried to swim the Apo.
mottox on his way to Petersburg the other day. A
bnil-elog chased him midway into the stream. The
elephant quietly submerged the dog with his trunk
and then tossed him ashore,
New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-06-30

- HARD AND DURABLE SoAp.-A patent has been
actLs of soap, by the addition of sulphate of lime
sT m we sual ingredients employed in its manufacture
rne uate may be added with any of the usual in
sIeuienes mpoyed in the manufacture of soap. The
pfoportionAOf the sulphate which it is best to em
poy, vary According to the article manipulated upon,
ana the Equally Of the soap to be produced. Thus,
about twelve unces of dry suphate is sufficient for
one tnn OF hes soap, whereas, in common or highly
advantage. soa. made % With The az addition % Of sui.
phate OF lime, becomes hardened, keeps dry and is
not liable to shrins while in water, its durability is
increased and 1t dos not wear or waste away before
its cleansing propeties are brought into action.
TScientifc American,
New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-06-30

Everybody has heard of the lannon's letters hat
passed between the adverse caiefs of Sir Coune md
fyrone.the most laconic Correspond ,lce in hisLow
=. Fay me my tribute, Or if you DON'T -
a,..- 50 coaneln
sT "l owe you no tribute, and if did ---
ONeiVn
New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-06-30

A MATRIMONIAL TREASURE FOR SoMEBoDY.-There
lisa young woman employed in the Harmony miles o.
hoes whc, during period of years that she has been
employed in that establishment, has saved from her
regular wages, and from earnings by doing ornamen-
tai needle-work, over twenty-five hundred dollars
Yet she has found time to study and master French
MS well as the higher branches Of English. She is
ahont % years of age, really goodlooking, and vi
vacious companion.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-06-30

DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS. The Parish Demo-
cratic Convention, of East Baton Rouge, met on
Monday last at the Court House in Baton Rouge and
made the following nominations
For State Senator-Alexander Barrow, of West
Baton Rouge.
Hon. a. 5. Heron and Robert l.. Knox Esu for
the House of Representatives of the General Assem-
bly,.
Samuel Faulkner, for Sheriff.
B. F. H. Skolfeid, fol Clerk.
John F. Piker, for Assessor.
Silas Jones, ESQ.,, for Coroner.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-06-30

VIGILANCE COMMITTEES IN ST. MARTIN AND YER
MILLION PARlsHEs.-From the Lafayette Echo of Sat
urday last, we extract the following:
Last Saturday morning, at a very early hour, a
large number of men, mounted on horseback, and
followed by an equal number in carriages rode into
our town and dsmounting on the public square,
almost completely blocked up that part fronting the
courthouse. Wemust admit, that when we saw such
formidable gathering that our curiosity wrought
up to the highest pitch, and we were anxious to find
out the meaning of such movement for OCCASION
ally several stout, active looking yeomen would walk
past us, some carrying shielahs, and sone Few with
mysterious looking belt encircling this waists, to
which, we presumed, was attached colt but as we
felt little shy, we did not go near enongh to see.
After stopping few minutes in town, the whole
company, numbering about one hundred and fifty,
left taking the direction to the Bayou Tortue bridge
the horsemen leading off two by two followed by
those in carriages where, were told they were to
meet the vigilance committees of the parishes of ST.
Martin and Vermion, who were to assemble there
on that day; but for what purpose, we were not in
formed. However, we do not think it was to con.
spire against the Government neither to swear ven
geance against any wondbe oficious officials but
simply for the purpose of having little family re-
union, and also, to let all thieves and rascas know
that they are still in existence, and ready to give
them their quietus should they presume to take
without asking.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-06-30

Many mau's failure has resulted. not from losses
in his business but from losses TO which he is blind
because they are hidden in paEior csspess, enameed
furnitnre and gdet eorness or in peasi necklaces,
topaz brooches and dianoaa rings
New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-06-30

There are fifteen daily papers, eight ssmi.weekly,
eleven semi-monthly, thirty.nine moathy, and one
hundred and eight weekly, printed rtae city Of New
York.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-06-30

A Coop REPLy.-A native deacon, named Hagop.
has now the charge of the Protestant Armenian
Church at Trebzond in Asia Minor. To show his
shrewd quickness in reply, the following anecdote ID
related Some years since, the deacon employed
by an English mercantile house in Sansum and wan
required to work on the Sabbath. This be steadily
to convince him that it was necessary and right to do
SO then. ~ said be one day, "if an ass fell
into a pit on the Sabbath day, does not the Savior
say that it is right to pull him out I" " Certainly"
replied Hagop, but if the ass have habit of going
every Sabbath and falling into the same pit, then h
owner ought to fill up the pit or sell the ass"
New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-06-30

INSTINCT OF A CAr.-We have near neighhor,
and that near neighbor has cat, and that cat hH
had several itters of kittens during her day and sc,
eration; each litter consisting of tripets On tne
discovery OF each of these triple feline progenes the
family in which her catship resided were in the abit
of destroying two of them without leave or lie ense.
Puss was, of COURSE indignant and changed he' nur
sery, but to no parpose; her offspring were found,
tery she was observed in an nnaccustome place,
nursing single kit, which it was supposed for the
first time, constituted the whole brood. Thus mat
ters stood for three weeks when it apps ared that
Mrs Puss had outwitted all the humans Of the honse-
hold; for, having learned by sad experience that IL
discovered with the usual number two o them must
be sacrifed at once on the altar of economy, she had
early taken the precaution to carry off and deposit
t'ro Of them under an old outbuiding, keeping the
one and the two separate and apart. and nursing and
caressing them alternately, day and night she was
resoected to have been seen during all hours of both
going from one place to the other until they had
nearly arrived to the stature of cathood, when this
\ Was this instinct or reason?
New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-06-30
TeIesraphed to the New Orleans Crescent.
Naval Operations in the Adriatic !!

BY THE ARABIA
New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-06-30

M IMPROVED McCIaHsNEY WASH.
AZ MAGHIEE-Manufaeure and for sale by the snb
$ Orders left at 10 Apollo street. 294 magazine strset
40, Mechanlcs Exchange ut the grocery store Of
~ Collins 6s apollo street, where specimen may seel
srompty attended to. All ask OF the public is fsIt
II md # they do not give satisfaction the and tn.
~ will be refunded. ] II. DAUGHERTy,
~ IN kplli STRAIT.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-06-30
.pING nIATER,AL. BRICKS, rIREwoo
1aTumAN,s rsop1oAL ssa =

\T1 ATaMAN,s TEsDPICAIs Ettaf
Cheaper and superior 20 ans staer evss
iinate. y8s ss5.s sEagS.,st. roof,
lst DURABIIITY-elnaH me sns o'isr ! ho cFhokf
20. In. . hs bia and grantelike surface
or ieaEs osiIH 70 lss than though
"a. pM 1s,Es s even loss than the inferior
SUI ~, sna ~ We, rs sied 10 the public, the
eohapositen roofing ressi Ire better than
.ost Of gtt,, g9t,eIs ,,.,Se snd f'0' '''
bth IEGoMbpt will soften under the heat Of
sste roof. tbs interior az k,tdi inuls rrao H..
this climate y harder and staooheriro expo.
fntense& & hes roofs of any sopet being Of light
Tth So heavy rafters support Ii; while It 10
2 sa I'd b5saking doss require repairs
not iab which peculiar alone
The eyered by actual experiment and experience
IN propo the correctness of te above are IN the hands
this ut I'd be verified by any person Wishing ii
Testin 5f 4s ElnF. ' r s "
Of the a. w e at the Postohice Bog K No. g. will b.
All or ~ 40 j. G. KATHMAN
promptly ~ corner of BienvilIe Mar ,is sta
New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-06-30

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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-10-24

CHICAGO, Oct. 2D.-'fhe Western Tract
Convention met for the second time this after
noon. They were occupied in the discussion
of the resolutions offered on the previous
day, which were adopted with but slight
amendments.
In view of the lIarper's Ferry affair, re-
solution to the effect that the Convention de
sired the abolition Of slavery by peaceabe
means alone. was passed unanimously.
The committee appointed to report a plan
Of tract operations, presented report which
proposes the establishment Of i united agen-
cy for obtaining ant-savery tracts. whenever
published committee to be empowered
to raise funds for procuring and distributing
such tracts.
The Cincinnati and Boston Societies are
requested by formal act of the Board of Di-
rectors, to accept their committee for the
united agency. After considerable discus,
sion the report was adopted, and commit
tee of nine appointed to carry out the lnten-
tpns of the Convention, which then adjour-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-10-24
The Episcopal Convention.

RICHMOND, October 2l.--The House OF
Bishops have given Bishop Onderlonk leave
~ withdraw his memorial thus finally dis
posing Of the matter The Bishops have also
conenrrcd with the House 10 adjourn on
Saturday.
The House of Deputies had a long debate
on the proposition to establish friendly IN,
tereourse with the Church Of Swedish. and
finally resolved to appoint Committee to
inuuire into the expedency of such inter-
course, and report to the next Convention
The Committee on the state Of the church
made long report, wAsH resolution was
adopted to appoint Committee OF laymen
to devise means to adganes the work OF the
Church
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-10-24

her courts Of justice will be ready to punish
the offence of such interference, rs she is TO
punish these grave and serious offences with
which she is now about 10 deal-in case
these offences be proved by legal testimony
to have been perpetrated. Let US all, gen
tlcmen, bear this in mind and in patience
await the result-cuntidcnt that result will he
whatever strict and impartial justice shall
determine to be necessary aud proper.
1T would seem, gentemen-and yet |
speak from no evidence. but upon vague ru-
mors which have reached me-that these
men who have lately thrown themselves up
on us, confidently expected to be joined by
our slaves and free negroes, and un!urled
the banner of instruction, and invited this
class of our citizens to rally under 1t. And
yet Us am told, they were unable TO obtain
a single recruit"
The following is the commitment of the
insrrrectionists and the warrant to the Sher-
if to summon eight Justices TO examine the
facts with which they stand charged:
state Of Virginia, Jefferson county; 70
wit:-To the sheriff court, and to the keeper
of the Jail of said county:-Thesc are to com,
mand you. in the name of the commonwealth
Of Virginia, forthwith to convey and deliver
into the custody Of the keeper, and to re-
ceivc and sately keep the bodies of John
Brown, Aaron G. Stephens and Edwin Cop
pee, and Shields Green and John Copeland,
negro, and charged before me, Roger
Chew, justice OF the peace for the said
county, on the oaths Of Henry 4. Wise
Andrew Hunter, and John W. McGin.
mis-, and upon the free admission and con
fession of said parties, made in my presence
and hearing, that they and each OF them did
feunlously consp!re to make an abolition in
Surrection and open war against the com,
monweaith Of Virginia, by making al armed
attack upon and numbering her citizens, 1T a
certain place, called lIarper's Ferry; and
then and there to riot, on the Eth, 18th, and
10Th, DAYS of October, 1850, did feioniously
and of their malice, kill and murder with
firearms called Sharpc's rifles and rcyolverpis
| tolls, divers citizens Of this commonwealth;
and Fountaine Beckham, George W. Turner
and Thomas Burley free white persons. and
| Luke Quinn, soldier Of the United States
government, also Haywood Shepherd Il flee
negro, and did there and then telonIously
conspirc with divers slaves belonging to citi.
aforesaid, to me unknown, to rebel and
make Instruction against the government
and laws of this commonwealth, that they
may he examined for the said offence before
the proper examining court, and otherwise
dealt with according to law. Given under
my hand and seal this goth day OF October,
1859. ROGER Cugw.
The final trial will take place ut the pre-
sent term, which will commence in few
days. The jail is well supplied with arms.
No apprehension is felt for the safety OF
the prisoners, either from lynch law by the
citizens, or rescue by their friends. although
there is foolish report that ninety men have
arrived over in Maryland ready TO release
them from jail at the first opportunity.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-10-24
Planters Convention.

A Planter Convention was held at Nash
Vile, (Tcnn ON the 10th instant, which
passed resolutions recommending to the
several Southern States the establishment OF
State Boards of Agriculture, with auxiliary
.Guntv societies; the adoption of plan for
collecting and publishing annual agrIcultar-
al statistics and scmi-monthy reports OF the
growing cotton crops in al! the counties OF
each State: also appointing committee to
apply, through Congress, to the Navy Depart
ment for corps of engineers to survey the
Mississippi Valley. with view to the impro-
yement of the levee system; also recommend
ing the publication of periodical to be de
voted 70 the cotton and sugar interests. The
next Convention will be held at Holly Springs
Miss, On the first Monday Of October, 1860.