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WOOD, EDDY & CO,
DELAWARE AND MISSOURI
State Lotteries.
Capital Prise,
sfs IA. MD GID . GDdD R
Wood, Eddy g. Co.'s Lottery

GLASS NO. 312, ga
Drams 0" Saturday, June 3Oth, 1860.
rs Eumbers-13 Drawn Ballots.
GRAND CAPITAL PRIZE OF
New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-31

JOHN MoRRIssEy AS "SPoRTISG" MAs.-The
Troy Times gives currency to the rumor that John
Morrssey follows gambling for living, and is a
loser so far at Saratoga, of the snug sum OF $l0,-
600. The fortunate winners are two Boston chaps
One of them is q man nearly sixty years OF age,
who formerly kept hotel in Albany, and failing
in the business, in a moment of desperation, at the
age of forty, took up the profession Of gambler.
Fortune seemed to attend him from the first, and
he is now estimated to be worth $500 900, all of
which he has gained at hazard. He has his SER
wants in livery at the Springs his fast horses and
carriages, aud to one unacquainted with his pro.
fession he appears q wealthy man of the world
polished and refined in his manners and gentle
man of abundant means, who has come to recruit
his health by a morning draught at the Congress,
or drive upon the avenue. He IS reckoned to
be the smartest and most lucky gambler in the
country. The Troy Arena, however, contradiets
the statement of the Times, that Morrissey has
been heavy loser at gambling in Saratoga. It
says:
The Times states that John Morrissey has lost
recently $1,000 at faro at Saratoga. We under
stand that this is so, but that Saturday night he
won $500 and on Monday night $500 OF the same
parties, which makes his loss with them only $500.
Morrssey has " faro bank at Saratoga and has
been "buckedn by old gamblers, all of whom are
said to be very wealthy and one OF whom IS worth
over q quarter of Million They play heavy.
Morrissey friends say that he willyet be square
with the parties who have been bucking " him
and they prophecy that before he leaves them he
will make something handsome out of them. Ii
is said that "bankn in New York, in which Nor
rissey owned quarter, cleared $4,000 in sixty
days, that he is partner in foar or five of thu
New York. and that he could lose $4,000 at Sara
toga without breaking his "bank." These ar,
enormous figures but from all we hear we iudg
they are not greatly exaggerated.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-31
Later from, callfn,nia..
ARRIVAL OF THE PosyFxp


81. JosErT, Aug. 27.-The Pony Express, some
news 10 the 18TH - @'AAT "''H
Arrived at San Francisco, Angus. u. shin Name.
luxe, boston 18th, steamer Sonora, Panama, PAS
sengers all well 18th, barks Druij. Iondan, Ana
Lord Raglan, Manila. No departures. tn Jacab
Beii has cleared for Hong Kong with ss 'dfs, feet
T. lunaoer and wheat and flour equivalent to 1885
earres. The lizzie Spaldng has cleared for Ans
Of -four. '-s"-' @ s0 ~ pasreis
j Lhe Pony Express, with ST. LOUIS dates To July
Sass, arflyed at Carson Valley on the It'll. and at
wben no S,eo on the izth, but owing to Sunday,
Ialnea mere twenty.four hours, and did not reach
san Francisco until late at night or, The 1asb
TT mares Duane has commenced suit in the
Y. . District Court, against Charles GoodaIs rnau
ter of the steam tug Hercules, for s25 .fl(1 Cant
Pearson, of the steamer John L, etenhena far
$4,000; and Capt. Watkins of the steamer Golden
tate Tor 500 damages, growing ont of his being
the Vigilance Committee, in 1850.
The San Francisco Herald has changed editors.
and comes outfor Breckinridge. IT is now entirely
owned and controlled by Federal offcers a new
just been started in San Francisco. Bell and
Everett daily, called the Constitution, has also been
started.
There are about $3.50 900 now in the State Treas
ury, but s275.0G0 Of this amount win soon GO to
effect complete payment of all STATE prison claims
that have accrded to date.
From the Washoe mines the news possesses lit
tie interest The Fisala Delta says fifteen or
twenty assays have been made Of silver ore from
the Coro mines the results ranging from $T0O to
$4,000 per ton and averaging about 1920.
Oregon adyices are received to the 9Th instant.
News unimportant The wheat crop is reported
good, and large surplus will require export. Pol
lucs were exciting. but no new tangible evidence
to show the relative strength of parties. The
Jacksonville Sentinel having come out for Breckfn-
ridge, new Douglas paper will be started in that
strong Democratic county. Reports from the
Jacksonville quartz mines continue favorable.
British Columbia dates are to the Sth, by the
steamer Oregon, which brought down $50, Zoo in
gold. silver mine is reported to have been dis
covered on the Lower Frazer. Lead discoveries
are also reported farther in the interior contain
ing about five per cent. Of silver. Copper in
blocks too large for removal much the same IS
those upon Lake Superior, are said to have been
discovered in enormous quantities. Altogether the
accounts appear to be much exaggerated.
A fire took place at Sacramento On the morning
Of the 18th of August which destroyed the Union
Hotel, on the north side of ] street, between
Seventh and Eighth streets, and number Of ad-
joining buildings. The total loss was estimated at
$4,000 or s90oe The fire was supposed to have
been caused by an ineendiary.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-31
Later from Pixies Peak.

ST.. JosEpH, Aug. 27.-The Pixies Peak Express
arrived this morning, with Denver dates to the 2lat
A subscription is being raised for extending the
telegraph from Fort Kearney to Denver City, with
a good prospect of obtaining the requisite sum.
The excitement is increasing in regard to the re-
Gently discovered silver leads near Tarryail and
Breckinridge. The ore assays from 5000 to $l700
to the ton. Thousands of claims have been taken,
and many are stampeding from the gold diggings
to the silver Mines California gulch continues to
pay richly, and in MeAulty's Georgia and Humbug
gulches miners are realizing all sums, from nothing
to $50 per day to the man.
The weather is cold in the Southern mines, and
there has been light fall of SNOW. In the Greg
ory diggings some owners, discouraged in quartz
mills are selling out below cost, but the general
feeling is one of increasing confidence, and there
is steady increase of success in separating the
gold.
In this city business is reviving. Many Of the
merchants are starting for the river to purchase
their winter stock. Some disappointed emigrants
are also going in. From $40 000 to $5000s in dust
per week is now leaving for the river, mostly in
private hands, and Clark, Gruber & Co., are re-
ceivng and coming about $1,000 per day. Many
| substantial brick buildings are going up.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-31
Walkers Expedition.

The New York Herald publishes the following
letter from a citizen of Honduras, now residing in
New York:
notice in the Herald this morning report that
Gen. Walker had become associated with Gen. Ca
banas, ex-President of Honduras, and was to at
tempt an overthrow of President Guardiola.
Cabanas being the President under the rule of
the Liberal party, the statement will mislead the
public here if allowed to go uncontradicted Being
a resident of that republic, would ask the privi-
lege of correcting it through ysur widely oircu-
lated journal.
There is not the least prospect that Walker will
receive any aid or sympathy whatever from the
hiefsa lib Isl party Den 39fe @ ag gentleman of great
wealth, and educated in Europe. Cabanas is in
the State of San Salvador. Being a very old man
he has retired from public life, and has no political
aspirations. He has many warm personal friends,
but no party.
1t would be madness for Walker to attempt to
reach Nicaragua by crossing Honduras. He would
have to travel more than three hundred miles over
mountains and through narrow passes where ten
men could resist the passage of thousands
General Guardiola, actual President of Honduras,
is exceedingly popular with the masses, having
been recently selected by an almost unanimous
vote He is a firm friend to peaceful Americans,
and encourages emigration. charter for nayl-
cation and colonization has quite recently been
granted by him to citizens OF the United States,
which secures to them large grant OF land in the
finest portion of the country, and virtually mo-
nopolV of nearly the entire trade of the country.
Walker is the bane to all legitimate operations in
Central America, and ought to be secured by our
Government. There are several Americans resld
| ing in the interior whose property and persona
| safety will be endangered by Walkers invasion
1t is mistake that Walker has friends in Centra
America. He is universally hated and abhowed
| and if again captured, his fate is sealed.
WM. @. BURCItARD, OF Honduras
New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-31
Fish Dying by Wholesale In Lake Win-
nebng0. m '.@

During the month of July there was a remark
able mortality among the fish in Lake Winnebago,
Wisconsin. The following fragment of letter
from B. s. Heath, of Menasha, dated the last of
July, gives the details more fully than any we have
seen:
For the last four or five weeks there have been
accumulating in Lake Winnebago immense, innu-
merable and incompatible numbers of small par
tcles of something, that, to the naked eye resem-
BILE small bits of grassy moss or seaWeed. These
particles are of greenish color and very uniform
in size and appearance. The water OF the lake
and outlets whenever agitated by wind or steanl-
boats, or falling over the dams, would froth and
foam like soap.suds, and omit very disagreeable
odor.
The singular appearance of the water and the
disagreeabIe odor seemed to be at its maximum on
Friday, the 10th, about noon of which day innu-
merabe quantities of small fish, OF every variety
tad-poles, lizards and crabs, were seen rising to
the surface of the water in perpendicular posi-
ton, apparently gasping for life, and in moment
would roll upon their sides, dead. By night, the
shores were lined with these small inhabitants Of
the water. Saturday morning, and during the day
Saturday the smell from the water was almost un
endurable, and fish of larger size began to follow
in the footsteps of their younger neighbors.
Before night, the workmen on the Water-poWel
were compelled to shut up their shops and leave
| All hands went to work to remove the dead fish
| which were accumulating rapidly on the surface
| the river and canal, and probably not less thar
| two or three hundred wagon loads were loeket
through in the lake below. The shores of the out
let, from the lake to the lock below the town, {
distance of about and half miles, are literally
lined with dead fish now. 1t is impossible to com
pute the numbers. We can only estimate them by
the acre, or the thousands of wagon loads. Sun
day the dead fish did not accumulate, and the wa
ter had lost its dsagreeable odor, and assumed
nearly its original purity.
Drs Fay and Bates made an analysis Of quan
tity of the water, and the little particles befor
mentioned were found to be a kind of parasite
having distinct organizations though OF low or
der, and Shiny, gelatinous consistency whicl
may have given the water soapy appearance
New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-31


An AsIATlc RoPE-WALKER-A Riudl of Bio1adin
in the Hinnalayas.-In volume entitled :" A Sum-
mer Ramble in the Himalayas," occurs the fol-
lowing:
The rope extended from an eminence on the hill
side above the village, over a ravine and down to
green knoll in the fields below, and was drawn
as tight as several hundred men with their united
strength could effect They had just finished
stretching it when we arriyea and eoolId saaael
the feat appeared so utterly impracticable with
any chance of safety. Imagine rope extended
from the top OF rock at least 500 feet high, to
pole some 1000 feet from its base, and some idea
may be formed of the undertaking.
x great coneourse of people of both sexes were
assembled all in their holiday garb, and the man
who was to slide was swinging round at the end of
long plank fixed on an upright pole as pivot.
Every few moments he called some person from
among the crowd by name, and swinging around
several times to the individuals honor, received
from him trifling gratuity. He no sooner noticed
me than was included in his category, and being
told it was in way religious ceremony, gave
him rupee. When this was over, he was escorted
to the eminence above, amid the loud lamentations
of his family and the discordant music of the village
band With the glass | saw him placed on kind
of saddle on the rope, two individuals busted fast
ening something to his legs, which saw atterWard
were bags filled with earth.
The spectators among whom stood, were all
assembled in groups near the pole to which the
lower end of the rope was attached, all intenly
watching for the descent. Presently, he was let
60 and came down several hundred yards with
terrible velocity, stream of smoke following in
his wake. As he approached us, the incline being
gradually diminished his career was less rapid,
and became slower and slower toward the end,
where the rope being Stacked gradually near the
ground, he was taken down amidst the shouts and
Congratulations of the crowd.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-31

LATER FROM New MExTeo.-hl Independence, Mo-,
Aug. 27.-The Santa Fe mail, with dates to the
l4th inst, arrived to-day. The 5th Infantry, from
Utah, arrived there on the llth, and their arrival
somewhat revived business, which was very dull.
The troops are en- route for Fort Defiance. The
Indians are still hostile, but no outbreak of any
consequence has occurred since the last mail No
Indians were seen on the route, but fresh trails
were seen where they crossed the road at two
places. The troops are pushing them, and they
dred troops were met at iron Creek going to Fort
Union. Also large number on the Arkansas
river. going to Big Timbers. Mr.. Greenwood,
Commissioner of Indian Affairs, was met on tic
25th, getting along WELL The report of the death
of Mr.. Bent is contradicted.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-31

DRuMMEp our.-A man by the name of Story,
purporting to be drummeAfrom respectable
He attended the meeting of On. Young Mems
Christian Association, Friday night, talked largely
of the working of the Association in Philadelphia,
delivered quite a feeling exhortaton, etc. Sunday
morning he visited both of our Sunday Schools and
made speeches to the children; Monday night he
visited the Division Of the Sons of Temperance and
made another speech He had, it seems, turn
for anything but his general conduct not justify,
ing SO much pretensions in morality, he was judged
an imposter, and as such was conducted on Tues
day, by about one hundred of our citizens, amid
the melody of tin horns, bells, drums, yells and
groans, and seen safely on board the tram going
5s Mss to wefe s Hs hsz Ta er T no sooS 3 nd vii
watching, Greensboro IN. Cs) Times.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-31

sr. JOSEPH, Aug. 3o-The Overland Pixies Peak
Express bringing advices from Denver City, ar
rived at this point to-day.
The Express brought, besides the mails, $23, 900
in gold.
The news by this arrival is meager and possesses
no features Of importance.
Appointment.
WASHINGTON, Aug 30.-Brevet-Major John r.
Reynolds, of the Third Regiment of Artillery, has
been appointed commandant Of the corps Of Cadets
at West Point.
Receipt of New Cotton at Pensacola.
PENSACOLA, Aug 30.-The trains from the in
terror brought down seven bales of this years
crop of cotton, being the first received in this
city by railroad.
This new cotton was brought into the market
to day and sold at the high price of l2 cents per
pound.
Connecticut Democratic Convention.
HARTFORD, Aug. 3o.-The Connecticut Demo
cratic State Convention which assembled in this
city, nominated full Douglas State electoral
ticket.
During the sitting of the Convention ill-feeling
and personalities between the Douglas and Breek-
inridge wings characterized the debates.
1t is very probable that Brecknridge and Lane
Convention for the purpose of nominating State
electoral ticket will soon be called
The Governorship Of New York.
New YORK, Aug 30.-James I. Brady has finally
accepted the nomination rendered him by the
Breckinridge Democratic State Convention which
assembled at Syracuse, on the following condition,
namely:
That lie withdraws his name from the list of Cub
Material candidates if the Democracy is united.
Arrest of Four Cuban Merchants.
New YORK, Aug. 30.-Four Cuban merchants are
under arrest for designedly wrecking the bark E.
A. kingsman, while on trip from this port to
Havana
Senator Douglas in Raleigh, N. G.
RALEIGH, Aug 3o.-The Hon. Stephen A. Doug
las arrived in this city yesterday, and was enthusi
astically received by the citizens
Domestic Markets.
CINCINNATI, Aug. 3O.-Th Flour market closed
firm, with sales at 81 65 to "a rs per bbl Whisky
is very scarce and in good demand; the sales to-
day included 500 bbls at 49, to zoe. per gallon.
Corn is selling at 45c. per bushel.
New YORK, Aug. 30.-The Cotton market to-day
steady, while the sales embraced 1900 bales at
1O5c. for Middling Uplands. The Flour market
closed steady with sales Of 10000 bbls at IS 35 to
So 45 for Superfine State Corn closed firm. The
sales to-day foot up So 600 bushels at prices rang
ing from 653 to re. Pork closed firm with sales at
Sl9 so to sl9 70 per Dbl. for Mess. Beef closed
steady at full prices. Lard closed firm with sales
of $50 bbls at III to l29c per ib. The sales Of
Rio Coffee amounted to 5000 sacks at I33 to 1870.
per lb. Sugar was firm at 81 to &c. for Cuba and
to Tic. per lib. for Porto Rico.
River Intelligence.
LOUISVILLE, Aug SO.-The river at this point is
commencing to rise slowly, with 8 feet inches of
water in the canal by the mark.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-31

FATAL RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT. - Mr.. Bayard
Milligan, of New Orleans, nephew of the Hon. R.
NJ. MeLane, Minister to Mexico, while driving out
recently with his wife and the two daughters of Mr..
McLane, near Mellenyille, Columbia county, N. Y,
was thrown from The carriage, while trying to re-
strain the horses, which had taken fright He had
his leg broken, and received other injuries. A
physician was called, but the injuries proved fatal,
as he fingered for several days, and finally expired
at the residence of Mr.. McLane, in Columbia
enuutu
New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-31

yIcKsDuRG CRIMINAL couRr.-The Wing Of yes
terday morning says:
The Warren Criminal Court is still in session.
After the reading of the minutes on yesterday
morning, his Honor, Judge Harris, sentenced Flo
renee 0Neill to five years in the Penitentiary, for
mended him to the mercy Of the Gourt). He also
sentenced Frank Stringer, one of the parties en-
gagged in the robbery of Mr.. Torrey, at the Prem
tiss House, to five years imprisonment in the Peni-
tentiary. The Court then took up the docket,
which, we learn, is getting to be quite lengthy,
the present Grand Jury having found large mum
Der Of true bills, extending through long list of
nffances known to the law.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-31

THE PRINCE OF WALES AND THE SouFH.-The
Washington correspondent of the Philadelphia
Press writes:
1t is proposed on the part of Southern men to
the slave States, in order that he may have an OPP
portunity to see the peculiar institution, and so
that he may assure Lord Brougham, and other an
ti.slayery advocates in London that slavery in the
represent it to be. Ii he could prolong the visit
up to the period when the negroes gather the cot
ton, sometime in October, he would probably see
the coored population of the South in its most IN
teresting aspect
New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-31
THE GREAT GuN-A letter of the 9th from Old


THE GREAT GuN.-A letter OF the 2fth from Old
Point Comfort says:
The mammoth gun known as the "Floyd,n has
just been beautifully mounted here and will be
fired for the first time Monday next The
" Floyd is said to be the largest cast gun in the
world its shells weighing $50 pounds, and its solid
balls -475 pounds. The first test will be of its
range, with charge of only twenty pounds of pow
der, which will be gradually increased to one hun
dred pounds. Great interest is manifested among
the artillery officers in the experiments about
being made with this gun, the model of which is
pronounced perfect.
The experiments with Sawyer's rife cannon will
be resumed as soon orders can be procured
from the War Department for the construction of
two targets one to be made of bricks and the
other of pieces of timber foot square and of four
thicknesses, and covered with iron plate three
quarters of an inch thick. This cannon has been
thoroughly tested in range and accuracy, and has
made the best record known. The power aud
efficiency of its shell has been tested but once.
target of four thicknesses of tweive-inch timber
was securely fastened together with large iron
bolts. The shell penetrated through two and into
the third layer of timber, and then exploding, tore
the target into pieces, breaking all the bolts and
blowing the third and fourth layers upwards of
fifty wards.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-31

SuIoInR.- Independence, No., Aug 27.--A young
man named Edward Ruiz committed suicide here
on Saturday by shooting himself with a shot gnn
while out on a hunting excursion. His bady was
found last night beside log. His father resides in
New York city, and he has brother IN CoyIngton,
Ky. No cause il known for the act.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-31

FATAL AFFRAY.-Sps-iaafel H., Aug. 2T.A
difficulty occurred this evening in the northwest
part of the city, between George Robinson and
Enoch 3. Payne which resulted in the death OF the
former. coroner's inquest was Immediately
held and the jury returned verdict 10 the effect
that deceased came to his death by six wounds in
nicted by knife in the hands of Il. B. Payne.
There will be preliminary examination tomorrow
morning, before Justices Adams and Hickman.
So we refrain from giving any of the various re-
ports as to the cause of the fatal ARRAY.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-31

Portland paper says that Gen. Tom Thumb is
to take a wife from that city, the handsome and
accomplished daughter of one of our Oldest and
most esteemed citizens. She is said to be very
pretty, below the ordinary height, and heiress to
quite a large estate.''
New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-31

urday list Of subscribers to the National Union,
the Bell and Everett campaign paper, from the
city of New York. Among the names we're those
of nine gentlemen who, we are informed, had con-
trbuted five hundred dollars each, and of eight
who had contributed one thousand dollars each, to
promote the election of Brickinridge and Lane.
These gentlemen, deeming the election of Mr..
Breckenridge impossible, have come over to the
support of Bell and Everett, as the only ticket to
defeat Lincoln. By the same mail we received,
also, a list of subscribers to the National Union
from Philadelphia. Such facts as these show, far
more powerfully than words the drift Of the con-
servatve public sentiment Of the Northern States,
Let the South be fully apprised of them, and seize
the opportunity to unite the conservative men Of
all sections, and thus overthrow sectonalism, and
restore the nation to peace and concord.
Nashville Patriot.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-31
Coon TRoTT1se.-The Louisville Journal says:

premium was trotted for over the Oakland
Course on Friday, August 24th, for a fine silver
cup worth $25 for the horse that rotted closest to
500 Seven horses were entered for the prize, and
it was won by Mr.. L. 7. McQuivey, in 3:1sa, with
trotting colt four years old called Great Eastern.
He is very fine and promising colt, and should
that will trouble some of the fast ones to beat He
could have trotted much faster, but Mr.. McQuiyey
showed great Judgment in driving for the prize,
coming within one-half of secoud Is e.,.iay won't
The track was in fine order. and eyerN'l -
New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-31
rgLeeaasHEo TO The NEW ORLEANS CRESCENT
LATER FROM PIXIES PEAK.

ARRIVAL OF THE OVERLAND EXPRESS.
ley THE AMERICAN AND sAr1osAL LtEEs.I
New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-31
Initials. &.

To the Jndge Of the Second District Court. Proprietor
OF Baltimore House, 444 Racchus Steamer A Janu
rary.. Dean Of the Medical College.