New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-04-02

Cotton also is doing well. The Inquirer says that
four citizens, who lately left for Mexico to purchase
sheep, are now on their return home with about
six thousand head The business Is increasing great
~. The same paper states that . man BY the name
Of Moore, q teamster We believe, residing in this
county, was shot and killed by Mr.. /. G. Jones, OF
Gonzales, . few days since. Moore had grudqe Of
some months standing sganst Jones, and had threa.
ened to kill him, for which purpose he had apparently
followed him, when Jones fred and killed him.
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A RELIC OF ANTIQUITY.-An interesting discovery
has been accidentally made in the grounds Of Dorches
ter Castle. At the depth Of four feet Roman tesse
lated pavement was found. One corner had been de.
stroyed. The beautiful center was fortunately I'M.
damaged and entire, well as the remaining portion
Of the pavement, together with the threshold. The
pavement ITSELF now measuring 10 feet 81 inches by
feet inches was transferred to the chapel Of the
establishment, and placed within the communion
rails. A email coin Of Constantine the Great was
found among the rubbish.
JUDGE ]. N. T. RIcHARDsoN.-We see from the
Ouachita Register, says the Bastrop (Norehouse
parish) Advocate, of the 10th ult, that Judge j. N
7. Richardson has consented to become candidate
for the State Senate. 1t will be recollected that By
the passage Of the recent apportionment bill, More
house and Ouachita form one Senatorial District and
entitled to one Senator We have heard no objection
made to the Judge suitable man for the position,
but to the contrary have heard many speak OF hin,
in connection with the Senatorship in the highest
terms. We presume he will have no difficulty in re-.
ceiving the nomination.
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SHOCKING AGcIpENr.-Just before the train at
Milwaukee started for Chicago on Monday the 2lst,
young and not very bad looking man was observed
at the depot intoxicated, and for few minutes was
the Of considerable merriment among the boys
there. When the train started but before any speed
was up, the poor fellow reeled towards the platform
of the rear car and feel under the wheels which cut
his body in two entirely severing the parts. Such
an accident would have been shocking under any cir
cumsances but considering his condition at the time
it was sad as well as deplorable.
RECLAMATION OF RuNAwAYs.-The proposition 4,
organize an expedition for the capture Of RUNAWAY
negroes in Mexico having met with opposition from
the War Department, Capt Henry publishes card
in which he states that it was not the intention Of
the movement to appropriate the captured slaves to
the exclusive Of the company and that only those
negroes that were not proved away BY their ow ners
were intended to1be sold After the circulation Of the
documents relative to the expedition, it was unani.
mously agreed that the laws Of the State should be
respected in regard to runaway negroes to foreign
territory.
ABDUCTION OF WIFB.-In Duchess county. N.
T.. Henry NJ Barnes sued Thos. N. Allen for damages
sustained in consequence of the defendant taking his
wife from him and deprying him Of her society," The
defendant stated that the plaintiffs wife came to his
house in the night, with complaint against her hus
band, and he suggested to her the propriety of eav
ing him; accordingly he repaired to her house the
next morning, and in the plaintiffs absence took her
away. The jury thought he was not the proper per.
son to act as judge of Mr. Barnes domestic ills, and
allowed the plaintiff $500 for the loss OF his better
half
THREE MEN SAVED FROM CONG OVER NIAGARA
Three residents Of Chippewa, G. W., were crossing
Niagara river in small boat on the 10th, just above
the rapids, when high wind caused the boat to cap
size. A Niagara boatman, named Sullivan, immedi.
aely went to the rescue of the men, who were SLOWLY
drifting toward the rapids. He conrived to get two
Of the men into his boat the third was towed be.
hind and made for the shore, which he touched at
point quite low down, barely escaping the swift cur
rent next the American shore. The boat in which
the men had been went over the falls.
GOLD ON THE ARKANSAS RIvER.-The Lawrence
(Kansas) Republican of the 18th says that letter
received from Mr.. Mury, Of the Original Lawrence
Company, now located near the town OF Ell Paso,
states that plenty of shot gold has been discovered
on the banks OF the Arkansas, and that extensive
prospecting yields from five to ten cents per pan. He
thinks that the prospects are better than ever existed
in California.
The Salt Lake mail arrived yesterday but no papers
were received by it.
A SIcKLEs CASE IN IND1A.-The Bombay Standard
of December "a, relates what our newspapers gener
ally would now call "a Sickles tragedy" AMr.
Bease, newspaper publisher of Kurrachee, in the
province of scind discovering his aihess wife walk.
ing with her paramour in the street. repaired to his
house, procured doube.barreled gun, and deliber.
ately shot both the dalinquents. This was making
short work Of it,
ALMOST GENEvRA CAsE.-A little girl in Cincin-
natl, few days ago, when playing hide-andseek
with companion, hid in an old trunk, the lid of
which fastened with clasp. She screamed for help
till exhausted, when an alarm was raised by her long
absence, and search made. She was found almost
dead from the exhaustion Of the air. The little suf
ferer would probably have not lived many minutes
longer. ....-
MoRMoNs.-The Utah correspondent Of the Chicago
Tribune has taken notes of the social status Of that
Territory The result foots up follows: Three hun
dred and eightyseven men with seven or more
wives; Of these thirteen have more than nineteen
wives; seven hundred and thirty men with five
wives; eleven hundred men with four; and fourteen
hundred with more than one wife each.
SHOCKING SuIo,DE.-John w. Farmer, resident
of Detroit Michigan for forty years past and extern
sively known as the compiler of several valuable
maps Of Michigan and Wisconsin, threw himself
from fourth-story window Of the, Windsor street
Hospital on the oath, and was killed.
SENTENCE OF DEATH.-John Mcmahon, convicted
OF the murder of Stephen OVERLY, whose daughter
be had seduced, was sentenced last week at Knox.