New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-04-16

OUE MEXICAN RgLATIONa.-under date of the
10th the Washington correspondent Of the BAIT.
more Sun writes: Is
There i some prospect that the McI.ane treaty
VIII be again taken up for consideration though It
has been generally considered as defuncf. The
movement for its revival Is to Come from ReDub-
Lean Senator-Mr. Simnns. He has proposed some
amendments which ohviate the objections which
ne had made to the list Of articles of Mexican
growth OF manufacture which are to be admitted
duty free. Some other amendments are embraced
in his proposition, but none of them are objection.
able either to the Juarez Government or to that Of
the United states. II on the Democratic side of
the Senate there is favorable disposition oil the
treaty. it may yet be ratified, with the aid of few
Republican votes. The Administration is quite as
urgent for the ratification oil this treaty as it has
ever been, but it remains to be what strength
tho treaty has with the Democratic majority OF The
Senate.
The Savannah brought no dispatches to the Gov
ernment But in few days we shall have news
by way Of Havana OF late date from Vera Cruz
aud the city of Mexico. The incidents of Mira
mons retreat and bis reception at the capital will
be looked for with interest, and the extent of the
aggressive and retaliatory measures which he may
have adopted towards citizens Of the United
States.
The whole subject Of the captured MeSican
steamers and officers and men Is left by the Exc.
cutiye Government to the United States courts. II
will be settled as judicial question. The United
States Court will determine whether the prisoners
are subject to any penalty. As the Spaniah Minis
ter here and the French Consul ut Vera Cruz have
entered protest against the seizure Of the steam
ers, there will be some diplomatic correspondence
ON the subject, In which the views of our Exc
cutiye Government will be made known.
An IMruRTANr DEeIsIoN.- The long pending suit
Of the State Of Alabama vs. Albert Stein, accused
OF asuppiying the citizens of Mobile with poison
Gus water.n called 10 our Court some time ago
aud venue changed 10 Baldwin county, was closed
before Judge Rapier on Thursday, and the defend-
ant found guilty and fined $a000-the highest pen.
atty allowed BY the statute. We learn from par
ties who were in attendance at the trial, that the
water Of the Mobile Waterworks, Of which Mr.. S.
is the proprietor, along with water taken from
| brook In Baldwin county, was subjected to a
| chemical analysis before the jury, and that the
effect produced upon tho Waterworks' water WAS
exactly the same as upon the brook water after
dropping handful of shot into IT.. Proof was also
received Of the poisonous qualities of lead. An
other point proved, as we learn from, the SAINT
source was. that In all the cities into which water
has been introduced through ppea, iron pipes ars
used leading pipes universally. while the Mobile
Waterworks have, in great number Of instances
used lead pipes for ieads
Another suit, Same vs. Same for non-fu'fiilmen
of contract to supply sufficient quantity of wate
for extinguishng fires, was called and laid over OF
account of absence OF witnesses.
r. III. Smith and R. B. Armistead, Esqa., for th,
State; Dargan Taylor for tho defense.
Mobile Advertiser,