New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-04-12
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The Natchez Free Traderof Saturday has he fol-
lowing
As VIM. Cornwall, Esq, Surveyor OF this city and
county, was driving out with his vile on Thnisday
evening last, the horse became ffightened ma an
manageable and ran the buggy against tres On
Pearl street. near Jefferson street, breaking the yehi.
Gle and throwing the occupants out who we've dashed
violently against the ground. Mr.. Cornwall ~ IS
severely bruised and wounded externally and insss-
naly, that be died within hour after the accident.
totally unconscious from the moment Of the tall Mr.
| Cornwall bad an arm badly broken, and u utherNiee
it is feared, seriously though not fatally injured.
Mr.. Cornwall was native Of ireland, the son Of
Major in the British army and was edncated ior the
vocation which he has for several years aat puysed
in this city, that Of civil engineering and surveying
He was married quite recently and had % prospered
own merits claimed that be was rapidly surrourdina
himself and family with the comforts md enjoyments
of life. .S.s. III. 8 -.- =
The Yazoo Democrat OF Saturday last says s.
II the Mississippi river does mot begin 10 fa very
soon, we fear that the late spring or June fise viii
swell the Yazoo to q point that it has never vet
reached, and if this ehould be the case many Of The
Yazoo planters that were exempt from TIE dsastxous
effects Of the high water last year will sutsr materi-
ally this We hope soon to hear some favorable news
OF the Mississippi river and trust that people arc
not doomed to suffer the wide spread ruin that tho
prospect now seems to foreshad0w.
On Tuesday morning last we had quite spfiuk-
ling OF FROST sufficient to destroy some Of the early
and more tender vegetables but the leaves upon the
fruit trees seemed to be sufficient to protect he fruit
and chilling adieu of winter, and that genial spring.
the "rosy time of the year will greet us with IL
warm sunshine and rich perfumes.
The Democrat warns suspected Abolitionist in
that town that his familiarity with negroes may get
him into trouble. & - "a
The Macon Star, Of Saturday Last, says:
After tremendous rain on the evening and nil
of the I'd inst. the weather turned cooler, blown
| cold from the North Monday night with slight froa
Tuesday was clear, raw, windy day, followed By
bright night and white frost. Garden vegetables and
now clolding up again. and probably preparing FOR
| another big rain. 5 s117'57
| The Brandon Herald, Of Friday, says
| We learn from gentleman from the East that it
was rumored, before he left home, that street fight
had occurred few days ago in Marion, LAuderdale
county, Miss, between Hon. Con Res anal Judce
| Hancock, which resulted in Mr.. Rea being kille5
and Of Judge, Hancock being dangerously, Il not
| mortally wounded. We trust that this ruiaof NAV
| turn out to be untrue
| P1Lor's LICENSE REvoKKD.-The local Board Of
Steamboat Inspectors of Cincinnati have revoked tho
license of VIM. Irwin, pilot of the steamer Gibson
at the time Of the recent disastrous collision between
that boat and the Nat Holmes, on the Ohio river.
Irwin has also been indicted before the o. s. District
Court in Indianapolis Indiana, under the following
law:
Sec. IL. And be it further enacted that every can
| tain, engineer, pilot other person employed on
board of any steamboat or vessel propelled in whole
or 10 part BY steam BY whose misconduct, negligence
inatention to his or their respective duties the
life or lives OF any person persons on board aid
vessels may be destroyed shall be deemed guilty 81
mansaugher, and upon conviction thereof before any
Circuit Court of the United States shall be sentenced
to confinement at hard labor for period not more
| than ten years. 20
In their report the Inspectors say !:
| The testimony shows that William Irwin was the
pilot at the wheel of the Gibson At the time Of her
sinking the Holmes and that he was not in his pro.
Per place with an up stream boat on the contrary,
be was out near the middle of the river and directly
IN the way of down stream boat that the night was
| not bad or dark night to run, and that John l..
Conway was the pilot at the wheel Of the Nat.
| Holmes: that he was in his proper place. in the
channel of the river where q down stream boat
should be If in her proper place.
We therefore decide that this collision Was caused
/ by the negligence and unskillfuness Of VIM. Irwin
and we have revoked his license, as pilot, on and
after this date.
| REMINIsCENCE.-One who has served his cour.
try by "journeying through many stormy sea-
furnishes the Washington Union with the following
pleasant Renaissance
In the year 1928 the United States ship Warren
arrived of Gibraltar, after successful cruise in the
of the election Of General Andrew jackson to the
Presidency of the United States was received, and
made known generally on board Preparations for
How many guns 2" asked the "lst luff.r Why
replied the skipper, every one on deck There is
but one for each State of our glorious Union, you
know, but all "a Founders at that. So, as soon az
ready, fire away"
| The salute fired: John Bull :" on the Rock
banged away "a guns Immediately. And when the
last was fired, and before the smoke blew off their
salutng battery, the same number of guns sent ne.
Spouse booming up the Rock from the Warren.
"There said the skipper to his officers, can't you
see old Governor General Don shaking hands with
Old Hickory?'
The ship coming to anchor, and with her sails
fured, ran up the British ensign Al the fore and
most cheerfully fred q guns royal salute. watch
was promptly answered, gun for gun. ~ Ne Rock Of
Gibraltar.
A WOMAN TO BE HuNa.-A dispatch Of the It'll
inst. from Albany, N. Y, says:
Gov. Morgan refuses to commute the sentence Of
Mrs. Hartung He refers to the general aversion to