New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-11-21


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naiiroa0 convention In Mensphls.
The pa;l,o.d f,.n.,o..se- ..,.s.,. ...-.,.
."'''' oae ooisenaoh Which assemoied IN
Memphis on Thursday last was well attended, On
the following dav thu rsac,t;ors
yonr co7ny,t.... =. = $500
commend such busies, = .cn,J h. 80. ann NE.
hv Tho fnnvant;e,, - = :. sMou.u 0o Acseo upon
rss,s ~ tis;r cen.iss.s lease Z. ISPols g tne
intiona = ''''''''''''''' 5s'ae ioi'owsn8 fese-
L Tfs,t a railroad .nnr~c.;,,. q. = ~. -
orIo.ns Z -nt ~ III ~ e. LonH ana view
ton ~ -. !. w esfIy comPs-
TX; ~ t;sa = w - laIhlsh pfoRer iaeni-
tn. -. ~. III. au,sA sosss q
The rnnsf eer.r,;si i; vssw Ss ~ Poins =
to s9 .s s.a .ne moe az
snch i;ns -. IL 49, ~ sn.e
s Nh S,rae e y " opta'ned between the cities Of
Il That NJ. city ~ Ws,.,v.t;, 4; .,-....
po on aid line IN mad aslS - ra,,s
Il, view and INT =, ~ ;s ~ ~. ~ ssYs
H. cd,nsraton rn, HI wp.sIn 2. .ns
sIccess n anv s,,s n ssle
That H:,e 49, ~, cd'e I'll, se.
garasd and should not bs lost sight a or dsrs
Thnt Ihe,ermlnng tne l9casion 81 tle road
"a tho II sA.ganung tne ,ron Mo1nsaln kailrUad
proper point 81 LONE s 2. ~ :.
q the most direct Connections ~ raiIrnad ri,
g. That s'. srr So y ds.a y isnss
and New Orleans Loan
interest Of the Mississippi VALLEY 4 III nnrf snS
SCUM airecuon. would concentrate upon itself IN
struction, and in the opinion a th ~
other proposed line q railroad uniting the two
an s'e s.e SUPPORT 81 combine
i. That the delegates to thas Ccnsentsn. r,r.s.
sent.ng the interest south from ths Missouri lne
.at ~ s;ss,dp a e tnas g soon = ne
ner. ita intention to proceed Nj, m -
the Iron Mountain Railroad to thu southefn 800.
dary me q me STATE, ana shali have locatsd -
and consfruction If that ,.rt ~ ~ ~. 49,
between Memphis and the Missouri me. mi m
meet the Iron Mountain RAILROAD on that line si.l
completing the great airline road from 81. Iouis
TO New Orleans
s. That q committee Of. five Be appointed by The
chair charged with the duty of collecting the IN
mittee, to be embodied in pamphiet form snd iaid
before the Legislature of Miso,Iri Il I'M ea,1;esf
day practicable wv r,fyI. Nrsss "a
- -seszssAFy * con.siases
The following gentlemen were appointed - that
committee 100 q
Samuel Tate, L. r. Shryock, J.. n Irrelevant,
=. n. Barnett, +. n. White. sas@s IA
a report from Mr. Morley Of survey Of the pro-
posed road to connect Memphis With he Inn
Maintain Ra;,roa1 " m, 1t.s,.; 40;
m, 4. - - ~ -
ing report y hgniy 1asora1ie, me distance being
level grade and il almost i direct ina
II was adonted dnr;ny M . -
- - =. - 80 ssA1s esssaon,s q
also were tne IesoM.lons aooye.
A Me-, .sruo1.v F.rv -.fln tla ~, -.
= -. - \. - - Y sss11As
men Oh os Dou,s' s'epnen = lennA ana tIank
Butler while hunting IN Illinois, attempted to cross
Bluff Lake. about two miles from Cafoika ON tbe
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lce' At place NAeie y VAS 1pous oVO yaEds Nlde.
When about half way across Butler broke through,
at spot where the water was shout four feet deep.
and Vienna oo;no IN bis asa;stenca .I.o h,,ir.
M, Sc - 81. :.
through. Inc hepunican tells the remainder %
the story thus:
Butler was immersed nm tn his breast INIT ~.
nart Of b;s hoav above tSat = = ;f -. ~
vonno man mn NJ Vienna tried * nlacA his,s fyri~
On he ice but the edges crumbIed and eave w ~
with every effort and L was then anparent mat IN
| case was a yery serious one Binder Vas mnch
cnmnanion he feared nth would have y 49, as
Vienna eni1eavored ID cheer him III a snnchs a
to save him For two hours and half ~ hela I'M
in h;s arms irving to secnre him Arm Mace N
the ice Int Il was ia brittle and weak Ana sa N.
| timed to break With every steD Bctweer affv
and uxty Yards 1vera trovarsed n chic ftsyr
the lanse If an bonr and half Rntier became 1,er
fectv ;nsensble ana fei into that state a. Similar
10 sieep which usually precedes i]issolution from
extreme cold Vienna had him ii his arms from
frozen to death. = -.
~ this time M a. himself had become ap.t3hetit.
and almost paraIyzed. M. Kieinsmidt xi,o III
gone for Assistance returning with eyersI pers,,ns
was able. after great exertion. to aet M. Vianns
ont alive aithongh nncansc;ons ~ Sshat .s ro
I cnraJ and Vienna was conveyed To tavsrn c.Iiad
Fish Lake Exchange, some distance Oh, young
Butler having, out OF necessity been abandoned.
@ nasg ~ ~ .ea ~. uns'
that n;aht az the farrv.hoat had ceased r,nn;rr
Int a 5artv went over early IN M mnrp;nr ara
the hody ~ the unfortunate how was taken mt II
the Lake at ahont 4 O'CLOCK and imme,1iafeiv
hronaht n Tho c;tv M Wanna also retnrneS
with the " marty. He was consderabiv brnised
ahout the legs and his feet and hands wye creativ
frostbitten' 90 4 -
Yonng Rntler,s father ia now in New Orleans. His
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